402 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
510 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
484 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
121 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2146 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
291 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
612 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1742 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
263 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
263 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
439 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1000 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3120 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1599 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
829 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14301 | Morohashi |
2472 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2492 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
821 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
884 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
99 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
587 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
82 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 最 【サイ】 the most, the extreme, prime, conspicuous
- 最悪 【サイアク】 worst, horrible, horrid, awful, terrible, in the worst case, if worst comes to worst
Kun reading compounds
- 最も 【もっとも】 most, extremely
- 最も近い共通祖先 【もっともちかいきょうつうそせん】 most recent common ancestor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- も
- Korean:
- choe
Spanish
- prefijo para superlativo
- más
- sumamente
- extremadamente
Portuguese
- Capacidade máxima
- maior
- extremo
French
- le plus
- ultra-
- extrême
3867 | 2001 Kanji |
4c8.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-8 | SKIP code |
6014.7 | Four corner code |
1-26-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6700 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
12 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 長 【チョウ】 head, chief, leader, elder, merit, strong point, superiority, major
- 長官 【チョウカン】 secretary (government), director, chief
- 体長 【タイチョウ】 length (of an animal), body length
- 医長 【イチョウ】 medical director, chief physician
Kun reading compounds
- 長い 【ながい】 long (distance, length), long (time), protracted, prolonged
- 長居 【ながい】 long visit, overstaying
- 長 【おさ】 head, chief, leader, the greatest (of all the ...)
- 【オサガメ】 leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
- 田長 【たおさ】 master of the rice field, chief farmer, lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 死出田長 【しでたおさ】 lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 おしゃ、 たかし、 たけ、 な、 は、 ひさ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- largo
- jefe
- sobresaliente
Portuguese
- Longo
- ambicionar
- líder
- chefe
French
- long
- chef
116 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
189 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
173 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
25 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4938 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
155 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
95 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
939 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
95 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
95 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
89 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1837 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3163 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1626 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1939 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41100 | Morohashi |
2556 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6379 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1920 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2070 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
90 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
161 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3465 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
4-8-1 | SKIP code |
7173.2 | Four corner code |
1-36-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9577 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
101 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 不 【フ】 un-, non-, negative prefix
- 不安 【フアン】 anxiety, uneasiness, worry, apprehension, fear, insecurity, suspense
- 意味不 【イミフ】 of uncertain meaning, ambiguous, cryptic, nonsensical, incomprehensible, perplexing
- 社不 【シャフ】 person unfit for society, misfit
- 無 【ブ】 un-, non-, bad ..., poor ...
- 不気味 【ブキミ】 weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly
Readings
- Korean:
- bu, bul
Spanish
- prefijo negativo: in-
- des-
Portuguese
- Prefixo negativo
- negativa
- não
- feia
- ruim
- deselegante
French
- négation
- non
- mauvais
- laid
- maladroit
500 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
600 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
572 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
134 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
17 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
130 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
104 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
94 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
94 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
94 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
422 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
10 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2141 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2890 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1225 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19 | Morohashi |
3434 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
13 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1217 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1302 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
103 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
444 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3154 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
3-3-1 | SKIP code |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
1090.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e0d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
791 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 倒産 【トウサン】 (corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency, commercial failure, failed business
- 倒閣 【トウカク】 overthrow of government
- 傾倒 【ケイトウ】 devoting oneself to, concentrating on, being an ardent admirer of, having great esteem for, tipping over and collapsing
- 風倒 【フウトウ】 falling due to a strong wind, being toppled by the wind
Kun reading compounds
- 倒れる 【たおれる】 to fall (over, down), to collapse, to take a fall, to topple, to be destroyed (in a collapse), to collapse, to cave in, to crumble, to give away, to be confined to bed (with an illness), to come down with, to break down (e.g. from overwork), to die, to be killed, to go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.), to fail, to collapse, to go under, to be defeated (in a game), to lose, to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.), to be overthrown
- 倒す 【たおす】 to throw down, to bring down, to blow down, to fell, to knock down, to set (something) down on its side, to turn (something) on its side, to recline (e.g. a seat), to kill, to defeat, to beat, to overthrow, to trip up, to ruin, to leave unpaid, to cheat
- 逆さま 【さかさま】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front, wrong way round
- 逆様事 【さかさまごと】 child dying before parents, occurrence out of sequence, wrong order
- 逆さま 【さかさま】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front, wrong way round
- 逆さ 【さかさ】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
- 逆しま 【さかしま】 reverse, inversion, upside down, unreasonable, absurd, wrong
Readings
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- caida
- derribo
- derrocar
- hacer caer
- derribar
- caer
- caerse
Portuguese
- Queda de regime
- queda
- colapso
- gota
- deposição
French
- renverser
- tomber
- s'écrouler
- dégringoler
- s'effondrer
1643 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1188 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
487 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1189 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
324 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
905 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
927 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
225 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
109 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
139 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
93 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
106 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
989 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
767 | Morohashi |
124 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
256 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
980 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1055 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1303 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2143 | 2001 Kanji |
2a8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-8 | SKIP code |
2220.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5012 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1191 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 距 【キョ】 tubular nectary, spur
- 距離 【キョリ】 distance, range, interval, difference (e.g. in opinion), gap, distance, metric
- 緯距 【イキョ】 latitude
- 経距 【ケイキョ】 departure (surveying, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 隔たる 【へだたる】 to be distant
- 蹴爪 【けづめ】 spur (of a chicken, pheasant, etc.), cockspur, calcar, fetlock
Readings
- Korean:
- geo
Spanish
- larga distancia
- distante
- separar
Portuguese
- Longa distância
French
- longue distance
- éperon (botanique)
- fanon (de cheval)
1157 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1245 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4548 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1110 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1791 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1294 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1369 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1007 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1760 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1905 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1013 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1370 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1289 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
37481 | Morohashi |
1511 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5866 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1281 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1375 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1590 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3775 | 2001 Kanji |
7d5.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-5 | SKIP code |
1-7-4 | SKIP code |
6111.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8ddd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
555 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 離 【リ】 li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
- 離宮 【リキュウ】 imperial villa, royal villa, detached palace
- 短距離 【タンキョリ】 short distance, short range, short-haul
- 近距離 【キンキョリ】 short distance
Kun reading compounds
- 離れる 【はなれる】 to be separated, to be apart, to be distant, to leave, to go away, to leave (a job, etc.), to quit, to give up, to lose connection with, to drift away from
- 離す 【はなす】 to separate, to part, to divide, to keep apart
Readings
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- separarse
- apartarse
- separar
- apartar
Portuguese
- separar
- separação
- digressão
- divagação
French
- séparer
- détacher
- diviser
- s'écarter
1897 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
641 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5040 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
909 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1887 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2889 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1281 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1355 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1008 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1857 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2364 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1195 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1663 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1505 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42140X | Morohashi |
1836 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6517 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1492 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1605 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1923 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
475 | 2001 Kanji |
8c10.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-11-8 | SKIP code |
0041.4 | Four corner code |
1-46-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
96e2 | Unicode hex code |